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What is a tall case clock?
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This is a tall narrow floor-standing pendulum clock, with a pendulum held inside the tower or the waist of the case. These might feature elaborate carvings ornamentation of the hood, mainly prized for their decorative and antique value.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
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Tall Case Clock
Located in Nantucket, MA
English yew wood tall case clock with narrow proportions.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Clocks
$13,500
English Oak Tall Case Clock
Located in Woodbury, CT
This English, oak tall case clock has an elaborately painted face with both sides of the globe above a circular dial.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Clocks
Materials
Oak
Welsh Oak Tall Case Clock
Located in Woodbury, CT
This tall case clock has a beautifully painted enamel face with a pair of turtle doves featured prominently at the center, indicating that this clock was probably a wedding or annive...
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Antique 19th Century British Georgian Clocks
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
$10,850
English Oak Tall Case Clock
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fancy for a country clock, this particular tall case clock has an impressive dial and mahogany crossbanding and inlay that dress it up in formal wear suitable for a country estate.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Clocks
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
$13,150
Johnathan Jessop Tall Case Clock
Located in East Aurora, NY
Johnathan Jessop ( 1796-1859 York Pennsylvania Tall Case Clock with a beautifully decorated inlay on the figured Mahogany case standing on the original ogee bracket feet.
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Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Grandfather Clocks and L...
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Tall Case Clock. Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany tall case clock with scrolled pediment, brass finials, Corinthian columns, and intricate inlaid motif.
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